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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
  • "uk national lottery inc." (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "overseas claims unit" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031845542 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • drmagnumbrown@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Terry James" <uknationallottery@torba.com>
Reply-To: drmagnumbrown@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:53:05 -0700
Subject: NOTIFICATION


*The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services) * *Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
Website:http://www.lottery.co.uk
Results:http://www.lottery.co.uk/res/ *
**
*Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION*

We are pleased to notify you the draw (999) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on *9**th** July,
2008.* Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from a pool of over 25,000 email addresses drawn from Europe, America,
Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South
America as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually
to encourage prospective overseas entries.

The result of our computer draw (#978) selected your email address attached
to e-ticket number: *56475600545 188* with Serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers*: 2. 3. 9. 15. 26. 29 (19 Bonus Ball),* which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have
therefore been approved to claim a total sum of *£1,200,000 (ONE MILLION AND
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLIN*G) in cash credited to file *KTU/
9023118308/03.*

Your prize award will be insured in your name. To begin your claims
therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and
accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21
days (date of this e mail inclusive).

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view
of this, your* £1,200,000 (ONE MILLION AND TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS
STERLING)* would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.


Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period
may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You may wish to establish
contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the batch and
reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on
Monday through Saturday.

*UK NATIONAL LOTTERY : WINNING PRIZE CLIAMS-
LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C (Prize Winning Receipt)*
*
========================================================================================================================
[FULLNAME OF
WINNER]..........................................................................................................
*
**
*[CURRENTADDRESS].
...................................................................................................................

[STATE/PROVINCE]..............................**[COUNTRY/REGION]........................................................


[AGE]...........................
[SEX].................................................................................
*

*
[MARTIALSTATUS]................................................[OCCUPATION]..........................................................

[CURRENT EMAIL].............................................**
[TEL/FAX]............................................................

**[ENTRYTICKET
NR]..............................................................................

[DRAWDATE]...............................................................................................

CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
==========================================================================================================================

I..................................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT I
HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY
FAMILY FILLED ANY CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION.*
* I, THEREFORE,AUTHORIZE THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS
WINNING PROMOTION TO*
* ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY
ME.
===========================================================================================================================
*

Note that the above Claims Form should be filled and returned immediately
to the underlisted approved officer to
foster the release of your Winning Prize.

*Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Dr Magnum Brown*
*Email:drmagnumbrown@hotmail.com*
*Tel: +44-703-184-5542*
=============================================================================================================================

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

*(c) Copyright 1994-2008 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline*
**

<http://www.nitdaa.org/members.asp>

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